Ein unheimlich starker Abgang (1973)
Young Sonja is accused of murdering her boyfriend Manfred. The film reveals her background, which remains hidden in court: the half-orphan girl becomes pregnant by Manfred, has an abortion and is sent to a reformatory for it. Manfred gets her pregnant again and then leaves her; desperate and humiliated, she shoots him. In court she remains defiant and silent. On the last day of the hearing, a deus ex machina appears: the figure skater Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, Sonja's great idol, descends from the sky and floats with her over the roofs of Regensburg.
Director: Michael Verhoeven
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Maria Singer as Frau Wagner |
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Elmar Wepper as Manfred |
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Friedrich von Thun as Verteidiger |
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Ilona Grübel as Evi |
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Irm Hermann as Gnädige |
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Katja Rupé as Sonja |
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Edwin Noël as Franz |
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Wilfried Klaus as Psychiater |
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Gerd Fitz as Staatsanwalt |
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Axel Scholtz as Doktor |
| Directing | Michael Verhoeven | Director |